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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Georgia

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Georgia earns $65,430 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,280 a month.

10th percentile
$46,790
25th percentile
$55,310
Median percentile
$65,430
75th percentile
$79,220
90th percentile
$149,030

Based on 5,070 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,357 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,430
Federal income tax−$5,672
Social Security + Medicare−$5,005
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$3,396
Monthly take-home$4,280
Every two weeks$1,975

Does it go far here?

$67,949Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All detectives and criminal investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia